Just over a year ago a few people decided they wanted to make a difference and they told some friends. Their friends thought it was a great idea and momentum built. These friends got involved, and their friends got involved too. Against all odds, their voices were heard. This band of rebels, ...

EDITOR: Years ago, when I was 16 or 17 at the time, it was on a Saturday night that I decided I was going to go down to the Teen Center, the current YMCA, and play basketball, instead of going to the usual weekend party. I had more fun that night than any party I have ever been to and believe ...

Read this. In the late ’50s-early ’60s we got a freezing rain long after winter had started on County Road 577 in Faithorn Township. The road was especially bad from the railroad tracks north past the cemetery and the fishing site to the county line; it looked like a mirror. I called the ...

As I watched my daughters perform in “The Nutcracker” earlier this month, my mind wandered to a time when my high school classmate represented my home state of Oregon in the Miss America pageant. I was lucky enough to know two women who would wear the Miss Oregon crown and while these ...

Why buy a cow? Twice now we’ve been treated to editorials from the Detroit News priming us with praise for Michigan’s Right-to-Work law. Incidentally, “right-to-work,” in my humble opinion, is the worst misnomer since the Red Delicious apple. Here are some facts to bear in mind when ...

All over the internet there are clips of police officers overextending their authority and crossing the line with citizens, infringing on their rights. To be forthright, a badge and a gun are symbols of power in our society. Then we have these imbeciles that walk around intentionally ...